Coin chute



W. C. SHNN June 16, 1936.

COIN CHUTE 5 sheetssheet 1 Filed NOV. 16, 1934 June 16, 1936., w C; SHWN2,044,107 l COIN CHUTE Filed Nov. 16, 1954 S'Sheets-Sheet 2 3Sheets-Sheet 3 W. C. SHINN COIN CHUTE Filed Nov. NT

Jun@ 16, l936.`

Patented June 16, 1936 PATENT OFFICE com CHUTE William C. Shinn,Chicago, Ill., assignor to Chicago Lock Company, Chicago, Ill.,y acorporation of' Illinois f Application November 16, 1934, serial No.753,269

l ii oiaims. (01.194-98) -presentinvention relates generally toYccin-chutes.. More particularlythe invention relatesto thatLty-pe ofcoin chute .which is designed 'for usefw'ithv a coin operated-cabinetencased vending: orgame machine and comprises (1) a vertically extendingface plate Vwhich isadapted to t against andl be secured to the outerface of one of the'vertical, wallseof the cabinet of the machine andembodies a horizontal Vslot across lthe centralgportion thereof (2)l ahorizontally vextending -guidelwhich extends through the slot inthe faceplate and on bothside's of the plate and has-the front portion of -i-tsside margins bent upwardly Aand rinwardly to form guide flanges; Y(3)-an velongated horizontally extending slide which-isamounted slidably onthe top face of the guide between the flanges, embodiesat its outer 1end an aperture for a coinof fixed denomination :and is adapted when afull inward stroke' isV imparted thereto', to move the coin inwardlybehind the face plate for discharge purposes. and to operate theoperating mechanism of the vending or game machine; and (4) a 'springpressed dog which isfmounted on the inner end y-oi the guide and serveswhen the slide is.l pushed inwardly Withouta.v coin inthe coin apertureVVto' prevent a -full inward stroke of the slide and .actuation of theoperating mechanism of themachine.

One object'of the invention is to provide a coin chute of this typeinwhich the rear end of the guide underlies and supports a 4plate which ihas an upwardly and rearwardly inclined track for receiving coins fromAthe slide during successive. inward strokes of thev slide and lforpermittingthe played coins to be observed through a lglass covered holeor opening in the cabinet of the vending` or game machine'with which thechute is used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin chute of the lastmentioned character in Vwhich the guide has at the rear end thereof aV'spring pressed dog which serves during an instroke of the slide toraise the rear' end 'off the coin inthe coin aperture' in the slide anddirects it onto the front or receiving end of the track ofthe plate. vf' 1 Another object of the invention is to provide a fr coin chuteof thetype and character under'consideration which includes .novel means inthe 'form ofa slidable slide. controlled nger for' advancing apreviously played coin on the track -Y when the slide is shiftedinwardly in order that flan observer of the trackv may note when themachine has been played without placement. of a f coin the coin aperturein the slide.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin chute of the typeand character hei-einbefor'e described, in which sliding movement oi theslide with respect to the guide is limited by means of a stop piecewhich fits in a longitudinal` slot .in the slide and is held in placeagainst the guide by means of the plate with the coin observing track.

.A- still further object of the invention is to provide a coin chute ofthe slide and guide type which is simpler and more emcient than and isgenerally an improvement upon previously designed chutes of the samegeneral character.

Other objects of the invention and the various advantages andcharacteristics of theY present ccin chute will be apparent from aconsideration of the following detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novely features which arehereinafter set forth` and are 'more particularly deilned by claims atthe conclusion hereof.

In the drawings which accompanying and form a part of this specificationor disclosureand in which like numerals of reference denotecorrespending parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a. perspective of a coin chute embodying the invention, theslide of the chute being .shown in its retracted position, that is inposition to receive a coin in the coin aperture thereof;

Figure 2 is a bottom view ofv the chu-te;-

Figure 3 is a side View showing the manner in which the chute is appliedto the cabinet of a vending or game machine;

Figure 4 is a perspective of the plate which is mounted on the rear endof the guide of the chute and has the upwardly and rearwardly inclined'track for receiving played coins from the slide Figure 5 is aperspective of the guide;

Figure 6 is a perspective of the face plate;

l Figure 7 is a perspective of the stop which serves to limit slidingmovement of the slide with respect to the guide;

Figure 8 is a perspective of the slidable, slide controlled finger foradvancing a previously played coin on the track during the next in- Ystroke of the slide;

' the slide after it has been pushed inwardly and the coin has passedonto the front or receiving CII lill

M and comprises a substantially rectangular face plate I4, a guide I5,and a slide I6. The machine M is merely representative of the type ofmachine with which the present coin chute may be employed. As shown inthe drawings, the cabinet of the machine embodies a front wall m, aninclined playing board m', and a glass cover m2.'

The face plate I4 is adapted to fit against the outer face of the frontwall m of the cabinet of the machine and embodies in the central portion-thereof a horizontally extending slot lI.v In ad- Adition to the slotthe face plate embodies a plurality of 'holes I8 for screws or likeattaching instrumentalities f 'Ihe guide I5 extends horizontally and ispreferably Astamped from sheet metal. It is elongated and projectsthrough the slot I1 in the central portion of the face plate I4 so thatit extends on either side of the plate. The outer or front portions ofthe side margins of the guide -are bent upwardly and inwardly to formguide flanges |S. The inner ends of these anges fit within and terminateadjacent to socket portions at the ends of the slot I'I in the face.Plate I4. Directly in front of the face plate the guide is providedwith a linger opening 2|. This opening is' circular and is adapted ashereinafter described to be used in connection with the re- Ymoval of acoinirom the slide i5. The rear end of the guide |5 is Hat and as shownin Figures 2 .and 3 .of the drawings extends through a rec- .rtangularopening m3 in the front wall m of the -cabinet of the machine M. A sheetmetal bracket 22 serves to secure the guide xedly to the face plate I4and'forms a part of the guide. This Vbracket overlies and is spaced fromthe portion of the guide that is directly .behind the face plate andembodies depending legs 23 at the sides thereof. These legs as shown inFigure 5 extend through holes 24 in the side margins of the guide I5 andare beaded over at the lower ends thereof so that the bracket ispermanently secured to Vthe guide. The front end of the bracket is bentupwardly to form a vertically extending leg 25. `This leg fits within arecess 26 in the rear porytion or side of the face plate I4 and ispermanently and xedly secured to the face plate by means of'rivets 2.The slide I6 is preferably formed' of sheet metal and ts slidably on theVtop faceof the guide I5. The side edges of the slide fit in the guideilanges I9 sothat the slide is confined to longitudinal sliding movementto and from the face plate I4. The central portion of the slide extendsthrough the slot I'I in the faceplate I4 and fits between the bracket 22'andthe subjacent portion of the guide I5. 'I'he extreme outer or frontend of the slide is shaped 'and -bent upwardly to form a finger piece 28lwhereby the slide may be grasped manually and slid-back and forth inconnection with the operation or manipulation of the machine M. Directlybehind the'iinger piece 28 the slide I6 is provided with a circularaperture 29 for a coin of xed denomination. This aperture is located sothat when the slide is pulled outwardly to its outermost position itoverlies and is concentrically arranged with respect to the nger opening2| in the front end of the guide I 5. It is slightly larger than thefinger opening so that when a coin of the proper denomination isinserted therein the coin will not drop through the opening 2|. When acoin is in the coin aperture 29 and the slide is shifted inwardly, thecoin is carried over the guide I5 and is discharged as hereinafterdescribed. The inner or rear end of the slide is adapted toactuate theoperating mechanism forV the machine after discharge of the coin and asthe slide reaches the end of its full inward stroke.

A rectangular plate 30 with a coin track 3| serves as the coindischarging medium for the chute. This plate is preferably in the formof a die casting. It overlies the rear or inner end of the guide I5 andhas legs 32 at the corners thereof. These legs, as shown in thedrawings, rest on the guide and serve to space the plate above theguide. In addition they engage slidably the side edges of the slide I6and hold the rear end of the slide against transverse or lateraldisplacement. Screws 32a extend through the rear end of the guide andinto the legs 32 and operate to secure the plate and guide together infixed relation. 'Ihe track 3| is formed in the top face of the plate 30,as shown particularly in Figure 4 of the drawings. It is inclinedupwardly and rearwardly and is adapted to receive a coin in the coinaperture 29 of the slide I6 as the slide is shifted inwardly for machineactuating purposes. 'Ihe front or receiving end of the track leads downto the top face of the slide and the rear or discharge end of the trackis curved to one side of the plate 30. 'Ihe trackis adapted, as shown inFigure 14, to hold two coins and is disposed beneath an opening m4 inthe playing board m of the machine so that the coins thereon may beobserved by looking downwardly over the top of the machine. By virtue ofthe fact that the track is visible from the outside of the cabinet ofthe machine through the opening m4 it may readily be determined whetherthe machine has been operated by spurious coins. When there are twocoins on the track 3| and the slide I6 is shifted inwardly with a coinin the coin aperture 29, the coins in the track are advanced when thecoin in the coin aperture 29 reaches the track 3|. During advancement ofthe coins in the track, the coin in the rear or discharge portion of thetrack is `moved laterally as the result of the shape of the track and isdischarged from the plate into a coin receptacle (not shown) in thecabinet of the machine M When the slide I6 is shifted inwardly with acoin in the coin aperture 29, the coin approaching the track 3| istilted upwardly by a dog 34 so that its rear end is properly positionedfor entry onto the front or receiving end of. the track. 'This dog ispivotally mounted on a horizontal rod 35 so that it is free to swingvertically. The rod 35 is disposed beneath the portion of .the guidethat is directly behind the face plate I4 and is supported at its endsby means of oppositely facing ears 36 which are formed integral- 1 lywith and depend from the guide. The dog 34 is urged upwardly through aslot 342L in the guide by means of a wire spring 31 which is carried bythe rod 35. When a coin in the coin aperture 29 of the slide is shiftedover the dog 34,

the dog as the result of the action of the wire 7 5 `front or receivingend the track and is forced rearwardly due to the abutting effect of theportion of the slide which forms the front portion of the coin aperture29. When the slide reaches the end of-its inward stroke, the coin isfully disposed on the receiving lend ofr the track as shown in Figurel1.

When the slide is retracted the coin remains on the front or receivingend of the track and the coin aperture 29 after passing the face platei4 is in readiness toreceive another coin. A leaf spring 38 servesryieldingly to hold the coins on the track 3|. This spring is anchoredona stud 38 at one corner of the plate 30 and has a pair ofoppositelyextending arms 39 and 40. The arm 39 overlies the front or receiving endof the track and serves yieldingly to hold a coin thereon and the arm 40overlies the discharge end of the track and prevents a coin thereon fromsliding back down the track.

Sliding movement of the slide I6 with respect to the guide I is limitedby means of a stop 42. This stop is in the form of a longitudinallyextending bar which is disposed between the plate and the guide and fitsin a, longitudinal slot 43 in the slide. The stop is held againstdisplacement by means of a pair of legs 44 and 45. The leg 44 is locatedat the front end of the stop and fits in an aperture 46 in the guide.When the slide is shifted inwardly the portion of the slide which denesthe front or outer end of the coin aperture 49 strikes against the leg44 and thus precludes further inward movement of the slide. The leg 45is located at the rear end of the stop. Y It fits in an aperture 41 inthe rear end of the guide and engages the portion of the slide thatdefines the rear end of the slot 43 to limit outward movement of theslide. The stop is -held in place with the legs thereof in the apertures46 and 41 by-the plate 30 which abuts against its top portion. The leg44 as shown in Figure '1 has an inclined face 44a on the upperfront'corner thereof. This face is so positioned with respect to thefront end of the track 3l that it serves to tilt upwardly the rear endof a coin in the aperture 29 as the coin is slid rearwardly. Saidinclined face 44a constitutes positive means for directing or cammingthe coin from the aperture 29 onto the receiving end of the coinobserving track and supplements the action of the dog 34. The slot 43 iscentrally disposed with v respect to the slide and leads to andcommunicates with the rear portion of the coin aperture 29. The dog 34is aligned with the slot 43 with the result that when the slide isretracted it moves upwardly through the slot into the position shown inFigure 10. In this position the dog prevents forward movement of a coinin the of the inclined track 3|. Upward swinging of the dog 34 islimited by means of a tongue 22a on the rear end of the bracket 22. Thistongue is inclined upwardly and rearwardly and is disposed directlyopposite the front or receiving end of the track 3l. When the slide IBis shifted rearwardly with a coin in the coin aperture 29 the tongue 22aserves to guide the coin into the track as it is tilted upwardly by thedog 34. In addition to guiding the coin into the track it prevents thecoin from being snapped out of the coin aperture 29 in the slide by thedog 34.

In order to prevent a full inward stroke of the slide I6 when there isno coin in the aperture 29, dogs 48 and 49 are provided. These dogs arepivotally mounted on a rod and are urged upwardly in the direction ofthe slide by means of a wire spring 5U on the rod. The dog 48 iscentrally mounted on the rod and is arranged in longitudinal alignmentwith the coin aperture 29. When a coin is in the coin aperture and theslide is pushed inwardly in order to actuate the operating mechanism ofthe machine M the dog 48 rides under the coin and against the bottomface of the slide. When the coin chute contains no coin and the slide ispushed inwardly the dog 48 enters the aperture as the latter passesthereover. The dog 49 is located at one end of the rod 35 and is rigidlysecured to the dog 48 by a cross piece 5l so that it moves conjointlytherewith. The outer or distal end of the dog 49 rides against onemargin of the slide I6 and is adapted to enter a notch 53, when the dog48 enters the coin aperture. The outer end of the dog 49 is so shapedthat when it is disposed in the notch 53 the slide is locked or heldagainst further inward movement. As shown in the drawings the dogs 48'and 49 and the cross-piece are formed from a single strip of metal bybending the strip into U-shaped design. Said dogs together with thecross-piece constitute a U-shaped device and exemplify novel andimproved means for preventing'a full inward stroke of the slide when thelatter is moved towards its coin discharging position without a coin inthe coin aperture. The spring is of the coil type and is mounted on therod 35 between the dogs 48 and 49. One end of this spring (see Figs. 2,10 and ll) extends alongside of the dog 48 and is hooked around the dogso that the spring serves to urge the two dogs upwardly towards theslide I6.

For the purpose of advancing to the rear or discharge end of the track3l, a coin on the front or receiving end of the track whenever the slideis pushed inwardly to its fullest extent and there is no coin in thecoin aperture 29 as may occur or happen when the dogs 43 and 49 areinoperative as the result of breakage of the spring 59, or are heldagainst operation by insertion of a shim or thin strip of metal betweenthe bottom face of the slide and the top face of the guide, a linger 54is provided. This finger is carried by a frame 55 which is slidablelongitudinally of the guide. As shown in Figure 8 of the drawings theframe 55 is U-shaped in design or configuration and consists of a crosspiece 56 and a pair of side pieces 51. The side pieces fit in channels58 in the side portions of the plate 30 and support the frame so that itis slidable in the Inanner hereinbefore pointed out. The nger 54 isformed of spring metal and is anchored at one end thereof to the crosspiece 56 by way of tongues 59. The latter are struck upwardly from thecross piece of the frame and are bent over the top face of the finger soas to form an effective anchor for the finger. The other end of thefinger is disposed between the two side pieces 51 of the frame and isadapted when the frame is shifted rearwardly to engage the front edge ofa coin on the front or receiving end of the track and to shift the coinrearwardly onto the discharge end of the track. The frame is shiftedrearwardly by means of an abutment 69 at one side of the slide I6. Thisabutment is adapted during inward shift of the slide to engage adownwardly extending tongue 6I on one of the side pieces 51 of the frame55V and through the medium ofthe tongue to shift the frame together withthe finger 454 rearwardly. During retraction of the slide the frame 55is shifted back to its normal position by means of an abutment 62. Thelatter is formed on the rear end of the slide and is adapted during thelatter portion of the return or retractile movement of the slide toengage the tongue 6| and shift back the frame 55. The abutments 60 and62 are preferably formed by cutting an elongated notch 63 in one of theside margins of the slide. Ihe tongue 6| together with the abutments 60and 62 forms a lost motion connection between the finger carrying frame55 and the slide whereby the frame is shifted rearwardly during thelatter portion of the rearward stroke of the slide and is shiftedforwardly into its normal position during the latter part of the returnstroke of the slide. In the event that the slide |6 is shifted inwardlyto its fullest extent when there is no coin in the aperture 29, a coinon the front or receiving end of the track is shifted to the dischargeend of the track as the result of the operation of the finger 54. Uponreturn of the slide to its normal position there will be no coin on thefront or receiving end of the track and it will be apparent from thisfact that the machine has been played without placement of a coin in thecoin aperture 29 of the slide. The coin operating end of the nger isbent downwards and then upwards as shown in the drawings so that whenthe slide is shifted rearwardly with a coin in the coin aperture 29, itwill ride on the top of the coin after the latter is shifted onto thefront or receiving end of the track 3|. When the slide I6 and the frame55 are in their retracted positions the coin engaging end of the finger54 rests on the top face of the slide.

The slide after being shifted inwardly to effect play of the machine Mis retracted to its normal position by means of a tension spring 64.This spring is located under and extends longitudinally of the slide andis anchored at its front end to a screw 65 which is carried by a lug 66on the inner face of the face plate 4. The other or rear end of thespring is attached to a cotter pin 61 on the rear end of the slide. Inorder to insure a full stroke of the slide after the coin in theaperture 29 is slid into the track 3|, a pawl 68 is provided. This pawlis pivotally mounted on a stud 69 at the rear end of the guide I5 andcoacts with a plurality of teeth 'I9 on one of the side margins of theslide. The pawl is urged into contact with the teeth by means of aspring 1| which extends between and is attached to the pawl and a lug'I2 on the guide. The pawl is arranged so when the slide is shifted to apoint wherein the coin starts to enter the track 3| it coacts with theteeth to prevent retraction of the slide. A cut-out I3 in the slidereceives the pawl at the end of the inward stroke of the slide and uponretraction of the slide swings the pawl into a position wherein it ridesover the teeth l0. A second cut-out I4 is formed in the slide andreceives the pawl at the end of the retractile stroke of the slide andoperates during the inward stroke of the slide to swing the pawl into aposition wherein it coacts with the teeth 56 to prevent retraction ofthe slide until after completion of a full inward stroke of the slide.

'I'he operation of the chute is as follows: When it is desired to playthe machine M a coin of proper denomination is inserted into theaperture 29 in the front end of the slide 6. Thereafter, a full inwardstroke is imparted to the slide. During inward movement of the slide thecoin rides on the top face of the guide |5 until it encounters Vthe dog34 and the inclined face 44EL on the front leg 44 of the stop 42. Atthis point the coin is tilted upwardly by said dog and face into aposition wherein the rear end thereof is aligned with the front orreceiving end of the track 3 As the slide continues to move rearwardlythe coin slides upwards land rearwards on the track until it is fullydisposed in the track and is free with respect to the slide. When theslide after retraction thereof is next operated to effect play of themachine M the coin in the aperture slides into the track 3| and forcesrearwardly onto the rear or discharge end of the track the previouslyplayed coin. By virtue of the fact that the track is visible through theopening m4 in the playing board of the cabinet of the machine it ispossible to ascertain whether a slug or spurious coin has been used toplay the machine. It is also possible because of the operation of thetongue 54 to determine whether the machine has been played withoutplacement of a coin in the coin aperture 29 in the slide.

The herein described coin chute consists of but a small number of partsand hence may be manufactured at a low and reasonable cost. It isextremely eicient in operation and includes simple and novel means forexposing for inspection purposes the two last played coins.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modied within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated horizontally extending guide, a plate disposed over the rearend of the guide and having an inclined, coin observing track in the topface thereof, an elongated horizontally extending slide provided at itsfront end with a coin aperture and mounted on the guide to sliderearwardly between the guide and the plate from a coin receivingposition to a position wherein the coin aperture therein passes underthe plate and then to slide back again, and means for directing a coinin the aperture upwards onto the track during rearward shift of theslide with respect to the guide.

2. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated, horizontally extending guide, a rectangular plate disposedover the rear end of the guide and provided with legs at the cornersthereof for supporting it from and in spaced relation with respect tothe guide and also provided with an inclined coin observing trackleading upwardly and rearwardly from the guide, an elongatedhorizontally extending slide provided at its front with a coin receivingaperture and mounted on the top face of the guide to slide rearwardlybetween the legs of the plate from a coin receiving position to aposition wherein the coin aperture therein passes under the v plate andthen to slide back again, and means for directing a coin in the apertureupwards onto the track during rearward shift of the slide with respectto the guide.

3. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated, horizontally extending guide, a plate carried by and spacedabove the rear end of the guide and provided with an arcuate upwardlyand rearwardly inclined track for holding coins for display purposes, anelongated, horizontally extending slide provided at its front end with acoin aperture and mounted on the top face of the guide to sliderearwardly under the plate from a coin receiving position to a positionwherein the coin aperture therein passes under the plate and then toslide back again, means operative in response to successive rearwardstrokes of the slide with respect to the guide to direct coins upwardsonto the track, and a leaf spring anchored to the plate and havingoppositely extending arms overlying the track and serving yieldingly tohold coins on the track.

4. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated horizontally extending guide, a plate carried by and spacedabove the rear end of the guide and having in the top face thereof atrack for receiving and displaying coins, an elongated slide provided atits front end with a coin aperture and mounted on the guide to sliderearwardly from a coin receiving position to a position wherein the coinaperture therein passes the plate and then to slide back again, and aspring pressed dog for directing a coin in the aperture upwards onto thetrack during rearward shift of the slide with respect to the guide.

5. In a coin chute of the character described, the com ination of anelongated horizontally extending guide, a plate disposed above andsupported by the rear end of the guide and having an inclined track inthe top face thereof for receiving and displaying coins, an elongatedhorizontally extending slide provided at its front end with a coinaperture and mounted on the top face of the guide to slide rearwardlyfrom a coin receiving position to a position where the coin aperturetherein passes under the plate and then to slide back again, and meansfor directing a coin in the aperture onto the track during rearwardshift of the slide with respect to the guide comprising a dog pivotallysupported on the under side of the guide for vertical swinging movementand extending through a slot in said guide, and a spring applied to thedog for urging the same upwardly through said slot and in the directionof the slide.

6. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated horizontally extending guide, a plate disposed above andsupported by the rear end of the guide and having a track in the topface thereof for receiving and displaying coins, an elongatedhorizontally extending slide provided at its front end with a coinaperture and mounted on the guide to slide rearwardly from a coinreceiving position to a position wherein the coin aperture thereinpasses under the plate and then to slide back again, and a stationarymember carried by the guide for camming a coin in the aperture upwardsonto the track during rearward shift of the slide with respect to theguide.

'7. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated guide, a plate mounted on the rear end of the guide and provided with a track for receiving and displaying coins, an elongatedslide provided with a coin aperture in its front end and a longitudinalslot leading rearwardly from the aperture and mounted on the guide toslide rearwardly from a coin receiving position to a position where thecoin aperture therein passes the plate and then to slide back again, anda member carried by the guide so that it fits in the aforesaid slot inthe slide and provided with means for camming a coin in the apertureonto the track during rearward shift of the slide with respect to theguide.

8. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated horizontally extending guide, a plate positioned over and inspaced relation with respect to the rear end of the guide and providedwith an upwardly and rearwardly inclined track for receiving anddisplaying coins, an elongated, horizontally extending slide providedwith a coin aperture in its front end and a central longitudinallyextending slot leading rearwardly from said aperture and mounted on thetop face of the guide to slide rearwardly between the guide and theplate from a coin receiving position to a position wherein the coinaperture therein passes under the plate and then to slide back again,and a stop in the slot and between the plate and guide operative tolimit in and out shift of the slide and having means for camming a coinin the aperture onto the track during rearward shift of the slide withrespect to the guide.

9. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated guide, a plate mounted on the rear end of the guide andprovided with a visible track, an elongated slide provided at its frontend with a coin aperture and mounted on the guide to slide rearwardlyfrom a coin receiving position to a position wherein the coin aperturetherein passes the plate and then to slide back again, means fordirecting a coin in the aperture onto the track during rearward shift ofthe slide with respect to the guide,

and means controlled by the slide and operative in response to rearwardshift of the latter to advance along the track a coin in the receivingend of the track.

l0. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated guide, a plate mounted on the rear end of the guide andprovided with a visible track, an elongated slide provided at its frontend with a coin aperture andmounted on the guide to slide rearwardlyfrom a coin receiving position to a position wherein the co-in aperturetherein passes the plate and then to slide back again, means fordirecting a coin in the aperture onto the track during rearward shift ofthe slide with respect to the guide, and means for advancing coins alongthe track comprising a movable finger controlled by the slide.

11. In a coin chute of the character described, the combination of anelongated guide, a plate carried by and spaced above the rear end of theguide and provided with a visible track, an elongated slide provided atits front end with a coin aperture and mounted on the guide to sliderearwardly from a coin receiving position to a position wherein the coinaperture therein passes the plate and then to slide back again, meansfor directing a coin in the aperture onto the track during rearwardshift of the slide with respect to the guide, and means for advancingcoins along the track comprising a slidably mounted spring fingercarried by the plate, and a lost motion connection between the fingerand the slide whereby said finger is shifted rearwardly for coinadvancing purposes during the latter portion of the rearward stroke ofthe slide.

WILLIAM C. SHINN.

